It is a head race, with each crew having a separate start time.
The 2017 running of the regatta, held on November 25, had 256 crews competing in 31 categories, with crews from all Australian states, New Zealand, Japan and the USA.
The 2018 Head of the Yarra was the event's 60th edition, and was held on November 24, 2019.
The results included the fastest men's crew, being a composite crew from the Sydney and Adelaide Rowing Club s, in a time of 24 minutes 51 seconds, and the fastest women's crew, representing Mercantile Rowing Club, in a time of 27 minutes 42 seconds.
The Head of the Yarra is conducted by Rowing Victoria, a member of Rowing Australia, and each edition of the regatta has an entries and information page associated with it, for example the 2018 regatta: [1].